| CODE | MFE4101 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Robotics | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit first gives an introduction to Robotics and to Industrial Robotics. This is followed by an overview of applications, performance measures, benefits, and drawbacks of industrial robots. The constituents and classification of industrial robots are described. The study-unit then focuses on industrial robot programming and use of the Melfa Basic IV programming language. This is followed by an overview of the design and analysis of robotic end effectors. The study-unit then focuses on kinematic transformations and the forward kinematics problem in robotics. This is followed by an introduction to the inverse and differential kinematics problems in robotics. An overview of actuators, transmission systems, and sensors used in robots is then given. Finally, the study unit addresses safety, economic, ethical and social issues in robotics. Study-unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to give the students a detailed understanding of the methods of selection and of the use of robots in industry, as well as an introduction to the principles of robot design. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe the role of robots in present and future society; - Describe the approaches that are used to program industrial robots; - Describe and apply the principles of end effector selection, design and evaluation; - Describe and illustrate the basic mathematics of kinematic analysis as applied to robots; - Apply the Denavit-Hartenberg formulation towards solving the forward kinematics problem for any open-kinematic-chain robot; - Discuss the application of actuators, transmissions and sensors in robot projects; - Describe the safety, economic, ethical and social issues/implications of robots. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Select and evaluate robots and accessories for industrial automation applications; - Analyze the technical and economic feasibility of implementing a robot to an industrial production or assembly problem; - Program an industrial robot; - Select or design an end effector for an industrial robot; - Solve the forward kinematics problem for any open-kinematic-chain robot; - Address confidently the challenge as part of a team, to design a robotic solution to an industrial production problem. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - J. A. Rehg, “Introduction to Robotics in CIM Systems”, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2000. - C. Ray Asfahl, “Robots and Manufacturing Automation”, 2nd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 1992. - L. Sciavicco and B. Siciliano, “Modeling and Control of Robot Manipulators”, McGraw-Hill, 1996. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lect, Ind Study, Group Learn, Practicum & Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Michael Angelo Saliba |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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